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A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows.
To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. Also, utilities insist their water is safe.
But the presence of so many prescription drugs — and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen — in so much of our drinking water is heightening worries among scientists of long-term consequences to human health.
In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered that drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas — from Southern California to Northern New Jersey, from Detroit to Louisville, Ky.
Water providers rarely disclose results of pharmaceutical screenings, unless pressed, the AP found. For example, the head of a group representing major California suppliers said the public “doesn’t know how to interpret the information” and might be unduly alarmed.
Here are some of the key test results obtained by the AP:
_Officials in Philadelphia said testing there discovered 56 pharmaceuticals or byproducts in treated drinking water, including medicines for pain, infection, high cholesterol, asthma, epilepsy, mental illness and heart problems. Sixty-three pharmaceuticals or byproducts were found in the city’s watersheds.
_Anti-epileptic and anti-anxiety medications were detected in a portion of the treated drinking water for 18.5 million people in Southern California.
_Researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed a Passaic Valley Water Commission drinking water treatment plant, which serves 850,000 people in Northern New Jersey, and found a metabolized angina medicine and the mood-stabilizing carbamazepine in drinking water.
_A sex hormone was detected in San Francisco’s drinking water.
_The drinking water for Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas tested positive for six pharmaceuticals.
_Three medications, including an antibiotic, were found in drinking water supplied to Tucson, Ariz
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December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
Ha. Ew. Sewage is …
Ha. Ew. Sewage is treated and ends up back in the water system. I forgot about that one.
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
YEP…. WE ARE …
YEP…. WE ARE SCREWDDDD
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
At low levels….
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At low levels….
We cook with water, we drink water, we use water for powdered formula, we bathe in it…OMG
Low levels daily ADD UP….especially if you drink several glasses a day….
What next?
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
That’s universal …
That’s universal health care. Free drugs.
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
Flouride?
Ha, what …
Flouride?
Ha, what a joke.
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
go back to school …
go back to school ignorant mother fucker
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
WOW does thast suck …
WOW does thast suck what they say at the end. We are just prety much screwed no matter what HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Tp water has it bottled water has it water filters don’t work. So wepretty much HAVE to drink the shit. See that guys the government knows how to get ot us one way or another. You think because you are “enlitened” the governmetn cannot affect you THINK AGaIN BITCHES!!!!!!
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
the drugs they …
the drugs they found seems to fit the city in which they found it. NYC has anti anxiety…. well ppl need to not worry since 911… cincinati found estregen guys need to relax and stop acting so masculen HAHA…… etc etc
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
they are lying …
they are lying about bottled water- purified water is tap wayer that has been cleaned of the poisons in tap water!!! it’s not “just repackaged”..
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
wtf
wtf
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
and people dont …
and people dont understand why certain commonly used prescription and non prescription drugs and antibiotica are loosing thier effect and people are building up a resistance..among other things- EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED!
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
Tap Water is way of …
Tap Water is way of Templar mind control!!!
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
Don’t drink Tap …
Don’t drink Tap Water drink tap Beer!
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
Those chemicals …
Those chemicals come from the old ! you it goes into the septic tank then into the wtaer supply you cant take it out with a ebay inline filter you need the WellGuru if it was the Gov killing you then why did the outlaw MTBE in 1999 talk to an expert and ge the real skinny on whats making you sick ! good grief
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
yah you are right.. …
yah you are right.. thats why this sucks so much.. we can’t get around using this crap water.. it would cost 1 trillion to fix all the piping in the United States…
uh we will never have that money
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
Probably calcium or …
Probably calcium or another mineral. In Utah the water leaves a white chalk on your body after you shower. Minerals in the water are generally good for you.
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
TAP WATER IS DEATH!
TAP WATER IS DEATH!
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
Tapwater = Poison
Tapwater = Poison
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
regardless, …
regardless,contamination always occur,
people use it to wash hands and food
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
I wonder if it’s …
I wonder if it’s enough to fail a drug screen.
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
fuck tapwater dont …
tapwater dont drink that shit
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
Beware of the …
Beware of the chinese milk ingredients in chocolate candies and other tricky treats…
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
It will get worst! …
It will get worst! Hold on to your seat! Everyone agrees that the government just love to speak and does very little for the citizens. But we did vote, partially our faults. Now it is time to speak and walk and do what we must to speak the truth. Hopefully we can awaken as much as we can. Before it is too late. That is very sad.
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
Interesting. Are …
Interesting. Are you still paying taxes ? Financial crisis induced by the bankers, bailed out by the taxpayer… and planet earth will be “bailed out” of population
December 14th, 2009 - 11:50 pm
The government did …
The government did it.